Hey there! Pretty tough writing about yourself, huh? Well, I guess I'll try..

My name's Aiman, I'm a 22 year old Accounting & Finance soon-to-be graduate, who hates Accounting and is shit in Finances. I LOVE cinematography and spent 3/4 of my life watching every movie possible but more than that I love talking about those movies and figuring out what you loved and hated about them.

I wanted to be a journalist pretty much my entire life but lately realised that because of spending the last 5 years speaking entirely in English, my Russian's gone pretty bad and my articles now resemble something more of a 5 year old's letter to Santa. But I'm not giving up! I'm getting there!:)

Oh, and I'm also really into photography. It started about four years ago and I fell in love with it, especially portraits. But lately I'm trying to get more into film, although my Zenit ET seems to be heavier than the Nikon and that's a problem.

Anyways, I can go on forever but I'm forgetting the most important point, which is my enormous and crazy love for people. Maybe that's a hyper extrovert thing, I don't know, but I'm always excited about meeting new people, listening to their stories, finding out what they're crazy about and what makes them cry (sounds too basic, I know, but still).

So, if you love meeting new people, get new photos of yourself or just have a nice chat about life- chat up!:)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've always loved travelling but lately I got obsessed with it and can't really spend more than a month in the same city. I also enjoy meeting new people and in my opinion, CouchSurfing gives a super opportunity to make tons of new friends from everywhere around the world and outside your social circles. Plus, you get to see the city from the local's point of view and that's not something you can just buy.

Interests

• photography
• flowers
• film photography
• indie
• cinematography
• video editing
• wes anderson
• video production
• van gogh
• studio ghibli

Music, Movies, and Books

My music interests are incredibly weird and non-consistent. My teenage years were spent along Arctic Monkeys (earlier albums only, latest ones are a bit too much, tbh), Panic at the Disco and Ella Fitzgerald. Then there were times I was obsessed with Rachmaninoff and Russian ballet and now I can't stop listening to French Indie Pop kind of music.

When it comes to movies, I hate to confess I get to be a super hipster- all the indie films from Sundance Film Festival, Wes Anderson and movies with Anton Yelchin are on my must watch list. But I also love psychological thrillers with unpredictable endings!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Founded two businesses- one at 17, the other at 20. Both of them failed though, despite the initial success, but at least I'll always know that I tried and I failed, otherwise I would've been thinking about "lost opportunities" when I'm 94.

What I Can Share with Hosts

We can have a lovely conversation about everything in the world and you can just talk everything out- we all have something we don't tell the closest friends and family about but can easily tell strangers. I will always listen and never judge.

AND! Photos! LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, anything- I can take your pictures in any style and quantities you want, that's on me ;)

Countries I’ve Visited

Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Kazakhstan, United Kingdom